SBIR/STTR Research Award
A Novel Omnidirectional Infrared (OMIR) 3D Sensor
Award amount
$0Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- TECHNEST, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- L6V2A46RFEE9
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The primary objective of this SBIR is to investigate a novel OMIR (OMnidirectional InfraRed) imaging sensor concept, which provides a low-cost solution to obtain video rate 360-degree IR images for situation awareness for the space/aerial and groundvehicles. In our Phase I effort, we have successfully demonstrated the feasibility of the OMIR concept. Specifically, our accomplishments include: (a) We have design, built and tested an OMIR prototype that employs a low-cost IR sensor and our customdesigned OMNI-Mirror. The prototype hardware allows us for acquiring 360-degree IR images at a video rate (30 frames per second). (b) We have developed sophisticated algorithms and software to convert the omnidirectional images into panoramic andperspective images. The software also offers the motion detection, objective detection, and alarm/recording capabilities that are critical for near-vehicle situation awareness applications (c) After we have demonstrated the feasibility of the basic OMIRmodel, we went further to investigate a new scheme to increase the resolution of IR sensor, based on a novel concept of
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- '3D Camera Ring' - Novel Automated 360-degree Surface Profiling System for Small
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- Real-tme High-resolution 3D Tumor Motion Tracking system for Adaptive Moving Aper
- Agile Optics and Optical Systems for Autonomous Aerial Surveillance Cameras
- Agile Optics and Optical Systems for Autonomous Aerial Surveillance Cameras
Research funding history
93 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2010). Reported award amounts total $25,161,289. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce